Nathan Williams is obsessed with ‘Return of the Sleepwalker’ 9A/V17, and estimates he has spent 100+ days trying it. We talked about getting mentored by Jimmy Webb and Kasia Pietras and sending his first V10 within one year of climbing, why he took a year off, falling in love with ROTS, how to stay psyched after bad days, friction control, climbing with a purpose, gaining legendary finger strength in a few minutes per week, static feats of strength, and much more!
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Show Notes:
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Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:02:50) – Gaming
(00:05:13) – Overview
(00:06:52) – The luckiest intro to climbing
(00:11:12) – His first V10
(00:15:20) – Making the jump to V15/16
(00:17:38) – ‘Sleepwalker’
(00:19:53) – The birth of ‘Return of the Sleepwalker’
(00:21:45) – Getting obsessed
(00:25:31) – What makes a good session
(00:28:02) – Staying psyched after bad days
(00:30:51) – Friction control
(00:34:46) – Bad tactics
(00:39:15) – Feeling strong
(00:41:17) – No regrets
(00:45:27) – ROTS as a board climb
(00:50:34) – Training for ROTS
(00:56:33) – Nathan’s one-arm hang workout
(01:01:51) – One-arm hangs vs. lifting from the ground
(01:05:43) – More finger training
(01:09:04) – Micros and finger anatomy
(01:11:47) – Nathan’s climbing style
(01:24:22) – Static projects
(01:26:01) – Feats of strength
(01:28:08) – Climbing inspiration
(01:29:45) – Excuses and explanations
(01:37:14) – Skin products
(01:41:31) – Why he took a year off
(01:44:34) – Not forcing it
(01:47:38) – Working with a coach
(01:51:22) – Life balance
(01:54:47) – Climbing with a purpose
(01:59:28) – Upcoming goals and plans
(02:02:01) – More ROTS
(02:11:33) – Wrap up and EXTRA for Patrons
